"Zuo Mengeng came so quickly!"
On the battlefield, all the battalions stayed up all night without noticing Zuo Mengeng's flag. Liu Yan focused all his energy on killing Zuo Liangyu and encircling and annihilating Zhang Xianzhong, so he ignored Zuo Menggen.
"My lord, you must be prepared. It is best to bring more people to see Yang Sichang, just in case."
Although Liu Yan did not believe that Yang Sichang would touch him for a dead man, but a gentleman is not good for being under the wall, so he said: "Order each battalion to speed up. The guard battalion, cavalry battalion, and front battalion will go with me, and the other battalions will escort the troops." Capture it and return to the camp to standby."
"yes!"
This time Liu Yan directly led three battalions of more than 10,000 soldiers to the Central Military Camp. Even if Yang Sichang was going mad, he did not dare to do anything.
In the Ming army's Chinese army camp, a group of Zuo Liangyu's generals were surrounding Zuo Menggeng and making noise outside Yang Sichang's Chinese army tent.
Some of these generals followed Zuo Menggeng to stay in the Zuo Army camp, and some had just escaped from the battlefield. It was these people who brought back the news that Zuo Liangyu was killed by Liu Yan and his troops.
"Superintendent! My father fought for the country and made great achievements, but now he was killed by Liu Yan, a barbarian from Shandong. This is unforgivable!"
Zuo Menggeng was in his thirties, with small eyes and thin eyebrows. He looked like a villain and a treacherous villain. He stood outside the Chinese army's tent and said angrily: "Liu Yan's attack on friendly troops is an act of treason. Maybe at this time Liu Yan Yan has surrendered to the Xian thief, and the commander must immediately send troops to encircle and suppress Liu Yan!"
Yang Sichang sat in the tent with a frown on his face. Originally, today's battle was progressing smoothly. Zheng Chongjian led He Renlong and Li Guoqi to defeat Cao Wei and Guo Tianxing Zhang Tianlin's troops in one fell swoop, killing the two thieves. Yang Sichang was happily preparing to write a victory report. But then he was blocked here by Zuo Mengeng, and when he heard the news that Liu Yan led his troops to kill Zuo Liangyu, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Outside the big tent, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi had just returned to camp when they heard the news. The three of them were also shocked. Although Liu Yan and Zuo Liangyu were very difficult to deal with, they would not fight each other, and they were still encircling and suppressing Zhang Xianzhong. critical time.
The three of them rushed outside the Chinese army's tent. They saw Zuo Mengeng in white clothes and the generals behind him were also in white. Everyone was crying and making a fuss loudly. The whole Chinese army camp exploded, and the nearby Ming Dynasty The soldiers gathered around to watch the excitement, and it seemed that things were about to get out of hand.
"Why doesn't the supervisor say anything?"
Zuo Mengeng was about to break into the Chinese army's tent, but was stopped by a group of personal guards.
"Is the Superintendent trying to protect Liu Yan? Why don't you send troops to encircle and suppress Liu Yan's troops!"
"Who wants to encircle and suppress this general!"
Suddenly, a loud shout came, and Zuo Mengeng froze immediately, and most of the arrogance he had just now dissipated.
Zuo Mengeng looked back and saw Liu Yan wearing armor and riding into the camp, followed closely by the three commanders Miao Shao, Xu Ming and Chen Xun. The guards of the brigade and Ye Bushou surrounded Liu Yan and the others. The sound of iron hoofs sounded. A murderous aura spread instantly.
Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi frowned slightly. Unexpectedly, Liu Yan dared to come, so they stepped back a few steps to watch the excitement.
But then, He Renlong noticed the movement of people outside the Chinese army's camp, and hurriedly sent his subordinates to check. After a while, his subordinates reported: "General, there are Shandong soldiers outside the camp, and the Chinese army has been surrounded." The camp is surrounded!"
At this time, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi all looked ugly. After summarizing in a low voice, the three of them entered the tent and reported to Yang Sichang.
At this time, Liu Yan and others got off their horses, came to Zuo Mengeng and others, and said coldly: "You are blocking the way!"
Zuo Mengeng looked at Liu Yan, who had a calm expression but exuded an evil spirit. Although he was angry in his heart, he did not dare to make any move. He just gritted his teeth and moved out of the way.
Liu Yan immediately walked towards the Zhongju tent, followed closely by Miao Shao, Chen Xun, Xu Ming and a dozen personal guards. When he encountered the Zuo Army generals blocking the way, Chen Xun, Miao Shao, Xu Ming and several others The man pushed him away, but none of the left army generals dared to speak.
"You guys stay outside."
"yes!"
Liu Yan gave an explanation and entered the Chinese army's tent. Miao Shao, Xu Ming, and Chen Xun led a group of personal guards to block the door of the Chinese army's tent.
When Zuo Mengeng saw this, he went crazy with hatred. His heart went crazy, and he also came to the door of the Chinese army tent. Miao Shao glanced at Zuo Mengeng playfully, then stepped aside, and Zuo Mengeng walked in with a cold snort.
At this time, Yang Sichang was sitting in the middle with a sad face, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi were sitting at the bottom, and Liu Yan was sitting alone on the other side. After Zuo Mengeng came in, everyone looked over with different expressions.
Yang Sichang said: "Xiao General Zuo, I heard just now that General Ping Thief died in the battle, and he was killed by General Liu Shen and his troops. Do you have any evidence?"
Zuo Mengeng suddenly became energetic and said loudly: "Supervisor Mingjian, there are hundreds of soldiers and generals who have escaped in our army, and they can all prove this!"
Zuo Mengeng pointed at Liu Yan and said: "This thief led his army to attack suddenly on the pretext of rescuing my father. He attacked with hundreds of artillery and tens of thousands of troops. It's pitiful that my father, who has been fighting for the country for many years, ended up being intercepted and killed by a villain." The end!"
Yang Sichang looked at Liu Yan and said, "Liu Shen will look at this matter..."
At this time, Yang Sichang had heard from Zheng Chongjian and others, and knew that Liu Yan's troops were outside the camp, so he naturally had to ask more politely.
Liu Yan laughed loudly and said: "Zuo Liangyu was incompetent in commanding the army. He had tens of thousands of troops but was defeated by the thief Zhang Wenxiu. Even he himself died in the rebel army. This is his own fault. He has nothing to do with this general. Dry!"
"I was ordered to rescue Zuo Liangyu, but I didn't expect that Zuo Liangyu was so unlucky that he was defeated in an instant, and I was unable to save him."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Zuo Menggeng said loudly: "There are many witnesses in our army, so many soldiers and generals are witnesses, how can you still ignore it?"
Liu Yan ignored Zuo Mengeng, just looked at Yang Sichang and asked, "I wonder if the governor believes in some deserted and defeated generals, or in the last general?"
"this……"
Yang Sichang was in trouble. On one side was Liu Yan, who was strong, and on the other was Zuo Menggeng, who refused to give up. No matter what he did, it would not end well.
Moreover, although Cao Wei and Guo Tianxing Zhang Tianlin were killed in this battle, a common thief general died, and his army of tens of thousands was also disabled. It cannot be regarded as a victory in any way, and the court still doesn't know how to explain it. .
At this time, Yang Sichang felt a splitting headache and wished he could pass out.
Liu Yan looked at the troubled Yang Sichang and said, "By the way, there is still something to report to the supervisor."
"What else?"
Yang Sichang asked hurriedly, fearing that Liu Yan would do something bad again.
"When the last general rushed to the west road, he happened to encounter the defeat of the left army, so he led his troops to launch a counterattack. After a hard battle, the last general led his troops to kill Zhang Xianzhong and his adopted son Zhang Wenxiu, together with the beheaded rebels. , beheading more than 38,700 people in total!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Sichang stood up suddenly, looked at Liu Yan with wide eyes, and asked loudly: "Say it again!"
Zheng Chongjian also looked at Liu Yan in shock. He Renlong and Li Guoqi shouted "What", thinking that they heard wrongly.
Liu Yan said again: "The last general killed Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Wenxiu, and beheaded more than 38,700 people!"
"Supervisor!"
Zuo Mengeng saw that the situation was wrong and wanted to fight, but was pushed away by Yang Sichang. Yang Sichang strode up to Liu Yan and asked excitedly: "Where is the body of the thief?"
"Just outside the tent."
"Take me to see it!"
Liu Yan took Yang Sichang, Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi to check, but no one paid any attention to Zuo Mengeng.
As long as you have the merit of killing Zhang Xianzhong, what does the death of Zuo Liangyu mean? Just trivial details!
"Liu Yan!"
Zuo Mengeng knew that Yang Sichang would definitely not stand up for him, so he walked out of the Chinese army tent with a dark face. When he saw Yang Sichang and others surrounding a corpse, it was Zhang Xianzhong who was killed by a cannon.
"The long face with a yellow beard is exactly the same as the portrait issued by the Ministry of War!"
"The armor and seal are all correct, this is Zhang Xianzhong!"
Yang Sichang was so excited that he burst into tears. He suddenly straightened his clothes and kowtowed to the north: "Your Majesty, the thief is dead, dead!"
Zheng Chongjian also kowtowed, and the other generals were also happy. The imperial court would definitely reward the army heavily this time, and everyone would have a share.
Then Yang Sichang asked: "Where is Zhang Wenxiu's body?"
Liu Yan said: "This is to inform the Superintendent that Zhang Wenxiu was hit by our army's artillery. His body has been broken into pieces and cannot be collected. However, Zhang Wenxiu's seal, armor and belt are here. Please check with the Superintendent."
Yang Sichang checked them one by one in public, then nodded and said: "It is indeed Zhang Wenxiu, the thief, okay, okay!"
At this time, Yang Sichang was in a good mood and no longer cared about Zuo Mengeng. He told the soldiers to keep Zhang Xianzhong's body, Zhang Wenxiu's seal, waist badge and other items, and then called everyone to enter the tent for discussion.
Liu Yan looked back at Zuo Mengeng who left the camp angrily, with a trace of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "This future trouble cannot be left behind!"
Then Liu Yan also walked into the Chinese army's tent and saw Zheng Chongjian saying: "Superintendent, the left army is now disabled, and Zuo Menggeng doesn't have much ability, but there are still 20,000 to 30,000 remaining soldiers in the left army." , how to deal with these soldiers and horses?"
Obviously Zheng Chongjian took a fancy to these remnants. The Qin army did their best in this battle. They suffered a lot of casualties when attacking Manao Mountain. Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, Li Guoqi and others were in urgent need of replenishing their troops. Liu Yan looked down upon the defeated troops of the left army. , but for the others, they are very good soldiers.
Yang Sichang thought for a moment and said, "Let Zuo Mengeng select 5,000 elite soldiers to rebuild the camp, and leave the remaining troops to Governor Zheng to arrange."
Zheng Chongjian accepted the order with a smile, and then whispered to He Renlong and Li Guoqi.
At this time, Yang Sichang looked at Liu Yan and asked with a smile: "General Liu, now that the war is over, although some of the bandits have escaped, the thieves are dead and the remaining stragglers will not be able to do anything. It is better to do it as soon as possible." How about flying the good news to the capital to reassure His Majesty and the hopes of his subjects?"
Liu Yan sneered in his heart, Yang Sichang was ready to share the cake. However, he was no longer the little person he was back then, but a powerful general with nearly 30,000 elite soldiers. Even if he was sharing the cake, he had to make sure he was full first. !
So Liu Yan said: "In this battle, all the soldiers in the army fought bloody hard to achieve today's victory. The general will think that everyone in the army deserves credit."
Zheng Chongjian, He Renlong, and Li Guoqi were all smiling and echoed Liu Yan. Although the three of them also captured some heads, they were far behind Liu Yan. If Liu Yan was willing to share some of his military exploits, maybe the three of them could go one step further.
Yang Sichang thought the same way, hoping that Liu Yan could take some of the credit for killing Zhang Xianzhong, preferably for killing Zhang Xianzhong.
How could Liu Yan not know what they were thinking? Liu Yan said calmly: "In this battle, our soldiers suffered hundreds of casualties, so they achieved such great achievements. Logically speaking, the military merits should be calculated separately. It's just that the final general understands the commander's Difficulties, be willing to make concessions.”
The smiles on everyone's faces became even brighter, but Liu Yan said: "The credit for killing Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Wenxiu this time must belong to the general, and no one can touch it! There are more than 38,700 heads, and the general is willing to do so." How about dividing 20,000 pieces and assigning them to the supervisor?"
Yang Sichang's face looked a little ugly and said: "We are still discussing this, there is always a..."
Liu Yan did not give Yang Sichang this opportunity. He could lead his troops to fight this battle, which had already given Yang Sichang face. The credit for killing Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Wenxiu must not be given to others!
"The matter has been decided, I will leave now!"
Seeing Liu Yan walking away, Yang Sichang's expression darkened as he suppressed the anger in his heart.
Zheng Chongjian sighed and said: "Supervisor, please calm down. Liu Yan is Lu Xiangsheng's general. Being able to lead his troops here is already taking care of the overall situation. This time he took out 20,000 heads. Liu Yan still gave the governor this face." Teacher’s.”
Yang Sichang's anger subsided and said: "Alas! Now that the matter is over, we still decide on the victory and will send someone out today. It's a pity that it was not the governor's Biaoying camp who killed Zhang Xianzhong and Zhang Wenxiu!"
Some people died, but not completely...
